Cutting the Edge: Freedom in Framing

Throughout film’s history, there’s been very little variation in the cinematic frame, the box in which we tell our stories. But recent films from Xavier Dolan, Gust Van de Berghe, and Lisandro Alonso suggest that change is in the air. In this video essay, De Filmkrant explores whether the digital revolutionhas ushered ina new sense of freedom to cinematic framing.

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